as in unhappy
having, prone to, or marked by bad luck
this fishing rod must be jinxed, seeing as how I never catch anything
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jinxed
Adjective
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What’s leaving one unhappy child at home compared to sending five hundred people home from the theatre happy?—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026 -
Shohei Ohtani almost became the most unhappy pitcher to ever be part of throwing a no-hitter.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Delaney Evans, who drove a CATS bus for 10 years, said she has been spit on, threatened, cursed at, stalked.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
2 June 2026
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The Mexicans are convinced that they’re cursed.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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There’s no question that this unfortunate cocktail of corruption, inefficiency, and simple incompetence is holding the country back.—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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Unfortunately, going cold turkey off a central nervous system depressant like GHB has some pretty unfortunate side-effects.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
Verb
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But such reckless rebuke of the powers that shape their lives is dangerous, and Tomás’s agitation gives him the appearance of a man possessed.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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In Wells, after accepting the commutation, the defendant-petitioner argued that the president possessed the authority to issue only absolute pardons, not conditional ones, and that the petitioner’s acceptance of the conditional pardon was made under duress.—
Robert Radick,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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France were perhaps unlucky to go out in the competition’s groups (not helped by the two-week boat journey across the Atlantic) but the teams that made the final, Uruguay and Argentina, were the best at the tournament.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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But then again, a body of land might be unlucky in its neighbors, just as a person might find oneself in the wrong place at the wrong time.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Cruz is a city girl, not a country mouse, but Big Sky Country has charmed her throughout season 1.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 May 2026
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Her presence lights up the set and everyone is charmed and captivated by her.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
23 May 2026
Adjective
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Caitlin Clark was part of another disastrous collapse on Saturday night, as the Indiana Fever blew a double-digit lead to the New York Liberty.—
Jackson Thompson OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2026
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At that pace, even a tiny micrometeoroid has the ability to impart a significant kinetic blow upon striking a spacecraft en route to the moon, with potentially disastrous results for the astronaut crew inside.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
7 June 2026
Verb
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That previous version also incorrectly spelled Todd Swenson’s last name as Swensen.—
John Ruwitch,
NPR,
3 June 2026
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Any one of the disclosures about Platner, which include making jokes about masturbation, making antisemitic remarks, disparaging the military and blaming women for rape, would have spelled the end for another candidate.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
2 June 2026
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